{"id":90222,"date":"2019-12-13T17:54:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T12:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=12353"},"modified":"2019-12-13T17:54:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T12:24:52","slug":"atal-bhujal-yojana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/atal-bhujal-yojana\/","title":{"rendered":"Atal Bhujal Yojana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Ministry of Jal Shakti informed Lok Sabha about Atal Bhujal Yojana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Atal Bhujal Yojana is a central sector scheme under the ministry of Jal Shakti. The scheme was announced in the 2016-17 Union Budget.<\/li><li>&nbsp;It aims to recharge groundwater sources and ensure the efficient use of water by involving people at the local level.<\/li><li>The funding pattern of the scheme is 50:50 between the Government of India and the World Bank.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The scheme involves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o &nbsp; Formation of Water User Associations,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o &nbsp; Monitoring and disseminating groundwater data,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o &nbsp; Water budgeting,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o &nbsp; Preparation and implementation of Gram-Panchayat wise water security plans and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o &nbsp; Information, Education &amp; Communication (IEC) activities related to sustainable groundwater management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The scheme will be implemented in water-stressed areas of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Govt. Initiatives to deal water crisis in India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Jal Shakti Abhiyan<\/strong>: It is a time-bound, mission mode, water conservation and irrigation efficiency campaign for water security in India.&nbsp; It was launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti in July 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Model Bill for Conservation, Protection, and Regulation of Groundwater, 2016<\/strong>: It seeks to<em> <\/em>move groundwater from the Easements Act as a private property resource to a Common Pool Resource. It also provides for the demarcation of \u2018groundwater protection zones\u2019 and the development of a groundwater security plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM): <\/strong>Launched in 2012, aims to identify and map aquifers at the micro level to quantify the available groundwater resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>National Water Mission:<\/strong> It is one of the missions under the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC).&nbsp; It aims at conservation of water, minimizing wastage of water, increase water use efficiency by 20%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Composite water management Index:<\/strong> Developed by NITI Aayog, it aims to help the states in better water resource management and conservation.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Ministry of Jal Shakti informed Lok Sabha about Atal Bhujal Yojana Facts: Atal Bhujal Yojana is a central sector scheme under the ministry of Jal Shakti. 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